Unhealed Wound – Page 13

The Beguiled–Bewitched and Possessed

Written by diana on December 12, 2017. Posted in movie reviews, Unhealed Wound. 5 Comments on The Beguiled–Bewitched and Possessed

In Sophia Coppola’s reinterpretation of the 1971 Clint Eastwood film by the same name, The Beguiled opens with an eleven-year-old girl gathering mushrooms in her straw basket deep in a quiet wood in Virginia. Conjuring an image of Little Red Riding Hood soon coming upon a big bad wolf, we see her discover the wounded John McBurney (Colin Farrell), a Union soldier in the midst of the Civil War. The child decides to take him back to her girls’ boarding school. Headmistress Martha Farnsworth (Nicole Kidman) is reluctant but feels a moral obligation to tend to him. Edwina (Kirsten...

Mudbound–Mired in the Mississippi Delta

Written by diana on November 27, 2017. Posted in movie reviews, Unhealed Wound. 1 Comment on Mudbound–Mired in the Mississippi Delta

Set in the Deep South in1939 and then fast-forwarding to World War II, Mudbound is an epic of two families–one white (McAllan) and one black (Jackson)–who are severely constrained by the Jim Crow laws and customs in Alabama. The two McAllan brothers, Henry and Jamie, epitomize Cain and Abel. The Jacksons are sharecroppers bravely facing the disconnect between their dreams and the dangerous obstacles set before them. Mudbound‘s main plot focuses on Jamie McAllan (Garrett Hedland) and Ronsel Jackson (Jason Mitchell), decorated war heroes who, upon returning, are misfits...

The Florida Project: Finding the Magic Kingdom

Written by diana on November 7, 2017. Posted in movie reviews, Unhealed Wound. 2 Comments on The Florida Project: Finding the Magic Kingdom

[Another great review by guest blogger: Bill Clark, award-winning photographer, printmaker, writer, political activist and proud grandfather of four wonderful grandchildren. See his first review: “Faces Places–A Journey of the Heart”, October 23, 2017] My six-year-old granddaughter’s first e-mail complained that her older brother was telling everyone her “sekrids.” I wondered what kind of secrets a loved, well-cared for and healthy child could have. After viewing The Florida Project I now know secrets a child may have who lives in poverty near Orlando, Florida and...

“The Salt of the Earth” (2014) –Drawing with Light

Written by diana on August 13, 2017. Posted in Art, movie reviews, Unhealed Wound. No Comments on “The Salt of the Earth” (2014) –Drawing with Light

Iguana Marina Sebastiao Salgado, the renowned Brazilian sociopolitical photographer, is the subject of this emotionally harrowing documentary. The viewer witnesses photographs of heartbreaking gravity and human agony, both unprecedented and breathtaking. The 2014 Academy Award nominated The Salt of the Earth reveals Salgado’s masterpieces of portraiture, political journalism, landscape, and animals in a way that evokes strong feelings. A display of Ansel Adams this is not! Perhaps the most startling experience in watching The Salt of the Earth is the beauty that is embedded in the tragic...

Carmel Bach Festival–The Joy of Music

Written by diana on July 9, 2017. Posted in Art, Local travel, Unhealed Wound. No Comments on Carmel Bach Festival–The Joy of Music

Now celebrating its 80th anniversary, the world-renowned Carmel Bach Festival has just begun its summer season.

“Dear Evan Hansen”–A Note to Loneliness

Written by diana on June 4, 2017. Posted in Theater: plays and musicals, Unhealed Wound. 1 Comment on “Dear Evan Hansen”–A Note to Loneliness

Deeply personal and profoundly contemporary, Dear Evan Hansen is about social media's ability to unintentionally magnify "little lies" until they take on a life of their own. At that point there is no easy way out.